The essence of Lee Mingwei’s art lies in the relationships between people—family, friends, and complete strangers. Many of his works invite the viewer to take part by following simple instructions. Acts like “giving” and “exchange” …

The painting shows a cottage, every window brightly lit from an otherwise undepicted interior. Smoke curls from the chimney. A storm runs by, roughly paralleled by an irregular path. The cottage is set near a …

Nicolas Lobo is a Miami-based sculptor and installation artist who has been working on conceptual, sometimes site-specific projects since 2006. Recently, however, he has been taking his sensory-imbued practice to new depths by creating work …

Uwe Frank Laysiepen, known as Ulay, is unarguably one of the foremost photographers and performance artists of our time. However, although critically acclaimed, until recently his pioneering work has remained largely unknown; his forty-five year …

Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical weekly based in Paris, was the home to 12 corpses yesterday having been targeted by religious extremists for publishing caricatures of the prophet Muhammad. Cartoons. CARTOONS! Two brothers in their …

Hugh Scott-Douglas Promises to Pay in Solid Substance Jessica Silverman Gallery September 5–November 7, 2014 488 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 9410 What does it mean today to create an image? Or an object? A …

Joan Brown Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 October 8–November 15, 2014 Joan Brown was a restless soul. She was married four times (Brown, Neri, Cook, Hebel), and in the last …

Whatever part of the art industry you hail from, it’s common to acknowledge a preference for Frieze Masters over Frieze. While the square footage is dauntingly larger and the quality is inarguably lesser, the friendlier …

The third edition of Frieze Masters is a haven for the minimalist minded. Here a quiet abstract approach to art practice dominates the exhibitor landscape. In particular, four movements recognized for their restrained aesthetics were …

Deborah Iskandar was born in the United States but has lived in Indonesia for many years. She established the first Indonesian international auction house for Christies in 1996 before moving to Sotheby’s in 2009 to …

BAN7 opened in mid-July, and was immediately panned by some local critics as a watered down massive group show lacking criticality and focus. Before the show opened I interviewed the YBCA Visual Arts curators Bettie-Sue …

A while ago I came across Makoto Aida while changing trains at my station in the Yokohama suburbs. He was wearing his trademark green camouflage jacket. His gaze lingered a second longer than usual on …

We have become familiar with the psychological condensation of political events and their media representation, with the changing dynamics of social welfare that lead to cuts in funding for culture, and the mainstreamed collusion of …

“The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.” Ai Weiwei1 This September the work of …